Pulsar Ultimate Man of Adventure restoration - Toy Polloi

Pulsar Ultimate Man of Adventure was released by Mattel in the 70's, and was not available in the UK. I was sent this figure by the guys at Toylanta as they thought it would be a fun restoration. And it was. New stickers, mission disks, paint touch ups, and lots more.
Check out Toylanta here: www.joelanta.org/
If you are a fan of Toy Polloi and would like to support the videos, check out: / toypolloi
Or just buy me a coffee: www.ko-fi.com/...
Visit www.toypolloi.com for decal and sticker PDF's.
You can also follow Toy Polloi on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Follow the links in the Toy Polloi KZbin channel banner.

[@Bonedadyo]

The patch and the mission discs came out fantastic…bravo!

[@stofopdenaald132]

Love these restoration vids! 👍🏻

[@TheToyBoy1978]

This is a cool figure, i take it he's another take off of the Six Million Dollar Man? Great work on reproducing those discs Dave, i can't imagine i'd have come up with a solution as good as that!

[@waltjackson9381]

Nice one Dave! Pulsar was the first non-star wars toy I remember from childhood. I took him to school in the first grade.

[@markoberer1158]

You'd be amazed on how well Huggies Wet Wipes would work on cleaning toys of this condition.

[@trentonmckinnon]

A lot of things work well. Wipes can be great but they (depending what kind) can leave perfumes or unwanted chemicals.

[@archangel5627]

I’ve always thought Pulsar was a great Action Figure. He definitely is Mattel’s answer to Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man! Even though Kenner never gave him a back story, as a kid I came up with a clever one. Great restoration and I loved your solution to Pulsar’s mission disks! Great video!

[@CriticalThinker08]

i just turned 50 so i've been very nostalgic this year for the toys of my childhood lately and I'm realizing I was quite spoiled when I think back to all of the figures, vehicles & playsets I had in the 70s. Pulsar was one of them and I just remembered his name after seeing him on Facebook group. Nice restoration here with limited materials

[@SenderismoUtah]

I'm 48 and within the last few months, about a year I developed this strong nostalgia for my toys from when I was a kid. I just got Pulsar and a ton of Planet of the Apes stuff... Also two Corgi sets (Kojak & Starsky & Hutch) Greetings

[@trentonmckinnon]

Love your videos man! (I have an odd question, have you ever tried to work out a way to "re-flock" Action Man hair and beards or the Flock holy grail "Panthor" from Masters of the universe?? ☺ Seems to be a mystery for toy repairers. PS: You are the man! I send everyone your way when talking about fixing vintage things.. not just toys! ☺

[@melnormechaannel7676]

I believe he actually did. There's a video he made awhile back of a very badly damaged Action Man that had been painted red and "left for scrap" by the previous owner. There's a part of that video where the damaged hair and beard is restored using some sort of glue and some matching "fuzz" from an inexpensive source.

[@electrojones]

I have several of these, and his hair is indeed a warm, toasted marshmallow sort of a white. Nice work!

[@michaellong9799]

Pulsar has skipped a few leg-days at the gym...a little top heavy :o)

[@donrajah1738]

I was really hoping you could fix the internal workings but still another great video.

[@tonebone7449]

Pulsar was one of my favorite toys. I always thought his sculpt and face were really well done. At some point, I thought he should be The Hulk, and painted him all green. Live and learn.

[@gagecrawley6223]

This figure so needs a re-release. Because I like the concept of this action figure. The only problem with this figure, and probably why it didn’t sell as well as expected is mostly the lack of backstory for Pulsar. Give the Rom Spaceknight toy some credit, though his story was vague, they still touched on him, and he got an awesome Marvel comic book series to go with it. Can’t say the same for Pulsar, though. Oh well, this is still a cool toy, and I think we need a newly restored version of this figure.

[@emile4449]

Very devoted. 👍 I remember these figures quite well. Too bad no shows were ever developed.

[@andretopy]

I just found a pulsar with the disk and working pump internals , cool find

[@mstheroff]

Good call on the hair. Even new his hair was slightly off white.

[@TheModelVault]

Always wanted this toy when I was a kid but never really saw it in Canada?

[@mechachrist]

I finally got a Pulsar today! He reminds me of Ted Knight.

[@1995RangeRover]

You're the great scientist of lost, broken and forgotten toys my friend! Kudos!

[@rob24974]

sorry hypnos,,,,pulsar mans foe

[@hondorockz]

You are a very creative person with these vintage toy restorations, thank you for the video Dave!

[@ivangonzalez8415]

I just found out about this guy about 2 years ago.You see that sun bleached hair,n that extreme sun tan? No doubt this guy's American.I'm not surprised u guys didn't get him out there.Impressive restoration.A 1derfull addition 2 your 12" collection.

[@SlugCouture]

Beautiful restoration, thanks for the upload!

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave Your patience, skills and imagination never cease to amaze me. Take care 🙂

[@MaggieKeizai]

I'm always impressed by how resourceful you are when making new bits from scratch.

[@allluckyseven]

The badge looks fantastic! Great idea with the fresnel lens too. There are lenticular sheets to sell on ebay, though. I hope you can get more restorations like this so that you'll have the opportunity to play around with 2-frame lenticular animations!

[@colinmathura-jeffree9829]

youre so bloody talented

[@philmartinez1872]

Great job.......!

[@GALAXIE67]

I really like your into's! Great review/video👍☯️👍

[@Grindhead_Jim]

OH MY GAWDZILLA. I had one of these as a child. Loved it. Never knew its name or origin! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@jamesberryjr5300]

Martin is an awesome guy, he does alot for the toy community here in Georgia. Thanks for all that you do as well.

[@raymondfung5546]

Congratulations on another great restoration project and video ! Excellent Work !

[@jedi69outcast]

I’ve seen some lenticular sheets online if you ever do the GI JOE B.A.T.S you should look into it

[@chrismayer3919]

Was Pulsar like some type of cyborg or a superbeing or something? (never heard of him till now)

[@CriticalThinker08]

Giant He-Man face, reusing old head sculpts for sure and I think Big Jim figures, Jeff or Josh in particular had similar face structures as well. Mattel never missed a chance to recycle an older concept on a new toy

[@keithhorning7753]

I remember pulsar from show and tell in elementary school, not the six million dollar man, but pretty damn cool. Thanks.

[@Playitstraight44]

Ingenious solution on the mission disks and the Plastic weld is a product I had never heard of. Amazing!

[@andybennington637]

I remember being creeped out by that toy as a kid. My buddy had it and always wanted me to be that guy or Boba Fett. I always wanted to be Steve Austin, Batman or Darth Vader! Lol

[@GhostGL]

Anyone else get goose bumps when he scratched the magnifying sheet?

[@steammachine3061]

If you want to remove any stubborn stains on white fabric then plimsole whitener might be worth a try.

[@rob24974]

hi pulsar man and guy with light up chest to...

[@manko8852]

One of the coolest toys ever produced. Sadly there wasn't a cartoon or tv series like the bionic man to spur more interest.

[@fujifilm5127]

that figure looks like Ric Flair

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Wow 😮 that was amazing 😲

[@actionfigureguy5842]

I love the one I bought. Still works too

[@jobobbob5825]

Aw I was hoping to see him breathe again.

[@aldanovaico181]

Wow.... he looks a lot like Lorne Green

[@JulesDesmond]

I notice you use different glue for different jobs. Super glue, gorilla, plastic weld etc. How do you decide which glue to use in which application?

[@toypolloi]

It depends on what I am trying to glue. There is no one glue for everything. Plastic weld works better than anything as it's not really a glue, but it only works on certain types of plastic. Super glue is good, but brittle, so no good on flexible surfaces, canopy glue is for clear plastic, etc.

[@walterheinen5298]

Always entertaining and informative. I just purchased a Pulsar figure last week and he needed mission disks and a hair touch up. Thank you !!

[@toypolloi]

My pleasure

[@giannistoysdios7152]

Another great video! Amazing job with the stickers and especially with the disks. I need to find and try that plastic welder! Thanks for sharing, mate!

[@brianartillery]

Plastic Weld is made by EMA Model supplies. Just do a search for 'Plastic Weld'. When you get it, make sure that you shut the bottle after every use - it evaporates very quickly - you can lose half a bottle in a few hours if you are not careful. Use a fine tipped, wooden handled brush to apply it, and you only need the tiniest drop on the brush to fix parts together. It evaporates so quickly, it leaves frost on the brush. It's great stuff, which I've used for many years.

[@giannistoysdios7152]

@@brianartillery Thank you very much for the information, my friend!!!

[@davecardoza4762]

Hey Dave!What fabric did you print the logo on to before putting it to the shirt? I thought it was cotton fabric. Amazing restoration video as always. 👍🏻

[@toypolloi]

I used the iron on transfer into a cotton fabric, correct. You can just buy printable fabric sheets as well. I've used this on some recent videos on the six million dollar man.

[@kaylemathewcomendador7614]

That's a nice fix. Do you think you could restore more Transformers? Its been a while since you've did one. But nice video overall.

[@toypolloi]

I do plan to, but have yet to find a good one I want to cover.

[@kaylemathewcomendador7614]

@@toypolloi how does a g1 Jetfire sound as a suggestion?

[@madmaxs-ec1py]

do you have any fix for lose legs ?

[@74bobby]

Never knew that He even existed, Great Video Sir...

[@wolf23231000]

Another great vid. Would luv to see you get your hands on an old fav toy of mine.. Pulsars enemy 'Hypnos'.Never seen one since i was a lad👍

[@toypolloi]

That would be fun. It's taken me a good few years to get Pulsar, so it could be a while until I find Hypnos :D

[@summerswoodworking]

Excellent job

[@chipcartwright2353]

I just got a pulsar I just need to find a jacket for him I wonder if there's any place that does

[@chipcartwright2353]

Sorry I'm talking on my phone and it's messed up my my text I was wondering was there a company that makes remakes of this action figures clothing also need remakes of the six million Dollar Man clothing

[@Enny_Gima]

Toy Polloi needs to watch the new video posted on Redlettermedia's channel

[@toypolloi]

I did. Don't see the point in doing that.

[@Buckydhu]

Something you might want to try is a mixture of three parts surgical spirit to one part oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate). I’ve used it lots of times over the years to soften/restore rubber boots and other motorcycle parts and it always works very well. For such small parts as AM hands should get good results in 24 hours or less.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Buckydhu]

Oops meant to post that on your 'Vintage Action Man - Gripping hands colour Results 2019' video where it would make more sense. ;)

[@reye58791]

Greetings Did you sale the logo and the mission disk??

[@toypolloi]

You can get the PDF files to make your own on toypolloi.com

[@librapan8]

Great job!👏🏽

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

😍👍😍👍😍👍

[@tycondrius23]

great video. is it me or does Pulsars head remind you a lot of the Mattel BattleStar colonial warrior head ?

[@brianm6337]

I'd call #81 Bird Poo, myself. Color is an exact match for what a seagull does. I've never seen one of these. I'd love to see an autopsy of the other figure, unless it's *that* rare.

[@carjackingmusik5890]

🖤🤘🏾

[@enriccolomer1447]

Hello please its posible reparation mechanish figure hypnos mattel? Please answer question thanks enric

[@toypolloi]

I don't have that figure so can't say. If I find one I will take a look. Cheers

[@enriccolomer1447]

@@toypolloi thanks

[@brianmoss3038]

Do u have s down load of the stickers. For logo and disks

[@toypolloi]

Yes, both are on toypolloi.com cheers

[@stevecollinson6850]

Hi Toy Polloi. Excellent video as usual. Who do you use to get replacement action man hands?

[@gamerid6507]

entertaining restoration as usual

[@summerswoodworking]

When doing your badges do you print with ink jet or laser jet?

[@toypolloi]

I use an inkjet printer.

[@summerswoodworking]

@@toypolloi thanks

[@Hoonozit]

Good job, turned out nice. Thanks for showing.

[@greensun5998]

Really nice looking restoration. Do the holes on the back of his head serve a purpose?

[@dannyramirez2574]

GreenSun They were for the sound

[@valley_robot]

No they are to let light in I believe , for when you open the head

[@inthelionsden6335]

Interesting that Mattel was able to predict in the 1970s the use of compact discs to store data.

[@MrDparker69]

You never cease to amaze me my friend. Brilliant 👍👍👍

[@joe-sk9bz]

What happened to the ultrasonic cleaner for the figures & clothing

[@passthebutterrobot2600]

Cool toy. If they'd release it in the UK I'd definitely have wanted one.

[@jojst1]

Tremendous job. Great restoration vid! 😎

[@wikkidperson]

After the Iconicon panel, picked up apparently entirely the wrong Plastic Weld kind/brand (The closest I could get was a syringe style one. Should have watched the video before going to the store.) Emboldened to try painting the head. One thing, I swear the break I’m mending was along a previously broken and glued break.

[@wikkidperson]

(Dare I try Testor’s model glue?)

[@toypolloi]

No. Stick to plastic weld as it's more than a glue. Cheers

[@wikkidperson]

@@toypolloi I’ll see if I can get some online.

[@wikkidperson]

@@toypolloi Dave: you can’t get that brand in Canada, even by using Amazon.uk. Do you think Plastruct’s Plastic Weld General Purpose Plastic Solvent Cement would be close enough?

[@wikkidperson]

Got the Plastruct Plastic Weld from Amazon. Seems to have done the trick, thanks. (closer inspection revealed that it had merely broken along a previously glued break.)

[@__-wm9lu]

you only glued half of the hand

[@toypolloi]

Capillary action pulls the plastic weld into the join and does the job. No need to add lots to this. Cheers

[@wondercub]

Would you restore a 12 inch Mego Wonder Woman?

[@toypolloi]

Not a figure I have. But if I find one I will.

[@wondercub]

@@toypolloi ebay has tons fyi

[@mattdong1]

Hey can I get a copy of a brain disc? THat would make my day

[@toypolloi]

You can make your own, the file is available free on toypolloi.com. Just follow the video to make them. Cheers

[@SenderismoUtah]

@@toypolloi Dear Dave, I don't have your skills and resources. Could I purchase a disk from you? The one with the blue lines? Please

[@toypolloi]

Sorry, I don't have the time or resources to make these for others. It's more fun to make it yourself.

[@SenderismoUtah]

@@toypolloi Dear David, Thank you for your kind response. It would be very helpful if, like other creators: a list of eBay or Amazon links were provided in the video description. I mention this because every country and eBay site have a different culture/language to name things. I am having a difficult time finding the "reading sheet" on your video. Mauricio

[@toypolloi]

Because listing and links come and go I can't put direct links. I would be forever updating them which is just not possible. It's a plastic magnifying reading sheet. Hope that helps.

[@jackgahan149]

Cool!!!

[@brianartillery]

After you had married the hand to the wrist (07:55), you should have then got a tiny amount of Plastic Weld on your brush, and just touched it to the end of the break. Capilliary action would have run a bead of Plastic Weld along the crack, sealing it. You would not have even been able to see the crack afterwards. I've used this stuff for about 30 years now, and I swear by it. It's great for tiny hard to reach parts. It's great stuff, and permanent, too, and not denatured by damp, as Superglue is.

[@dannyramirez2574]

A glue stick will also work if you don’t have an iron .